King likens Putin to a 'Mafia guy'

7/20/14 11:08 AM EDT

Rep. Peter King on Sunday compared Russian President Vladimir Putin to a Mafia member.

"This is what a Mafia guy does, this is what a goon does, not a world leader, not someone in the civilized world," the New York Republican said of the Russian president on CBS's "Face the Nation."

Secretary of State John Kerry said during his appearances on the Sunday morning talk shows that Russians most likely supplied the weapons used by separatists to shoot down a Malaysian airliner and kill 298 people on Thursday. King's comments come after his frustration that the Russian president has denied involvement and has remained under the radar since Friday.

"There can be no reasonable doubt now that Russia was involved, that Putin was involved," King said. "The U.S. and our allies have to make clear to Putin that the rules of the game have changed, he's violated civilized norms. ... This is going back to the days of Stalin."

One sanction that King called for was the cancelation of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, set to take place in Moscow.